Amusement device



March 12, 1940. s. HANSEN 2,193,282

AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed July 19, 1938 FIG. 1.

FIG. 4.

Patented Mar. 12, 1940 tr er AMUSEMENT DEVICE Samuel Hansen, SanFrancisco, Calif. Application July 19, 1938,'Serial No. 220,012

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in.

15 provide a toy that is positive in operation, economical inconstruction and highly entertaining.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part 3 of this specification andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same,

Fig. l is a plan view of the frame and panel member of the toy with thechemically treated :15 paper removed from the frame;

Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating one of the chemically treatedpapers utilized in conjunction with the toy;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the assembled Fig. 4 is a plan view ofthe chemically treated paper illustrating to advantage the effectrealized after the chemical has been fired; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of an igniting de- 35 vice employed inconjunction with the toy.

I an aware of the fact that the ignition of chemically treated papers iswell known in the trade, but to my knowledge, I am the first toassociate with said chemically treated paper a dis- 40 tinctive frameand panel arrangement, and likewise a means for retaining the paper inposition on the frame, which means also serves as a guide for the lineof direction of the ignition, and for thus combining the associatedparts of the inven- 45 tion to produce a novel and distinctive to-y.

In the accompanying drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 6 desig natesthe base of the toy that is suitably re- 5 cessed and has securedthereto an apertured frame I, which frame has hingedly connected theretoa solid panel 8 that not only functions to retain the frame in anupright position when the panel is lowered, as disclosed to advantage in55 Fig. 3, but the panel also serves to cover the aperture to thus actas a background on which a strip of paper A can be quickly treated withthe pre-determined design.

In the further conception of my invention, the aperture of the frameserves to emphasize the transparency of the chemically treated papers sothat the object being destroyed, or whenever being made, will be morereadily visible.

It might also be mentioned that the lowering of the panel affords theproper ventilationso that the spark may quickly travel from the ignitedportion to the object to be contacted.

As disclosed to advantage in Figs. 1 and 3, the numeral 9 designates anarticle simulating a toy cannon, while the numeral Ill refers to theigniting device that is suitably heated to start the spark of thechemically treated paper.

In practice, the chemical utilized for treating the paper comprises anadmixture of potassium chlorate, sulphur, sodium bicarbonate and leadnitrate which elementsare mixed with water to produce a semi-plasticconsistency. In the operation of the device a sheet of thin paper isfirst placed on the frame with the cardboard cannon Si adapted to retainin proper position the lower end of said paper. The margin of said paperA is illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. I

The panel 8 that covers the opening serves as a background on which thepaper can be chemieally treated to produce either the design of anairplane, as indicated in Fig. 3, or any suitable design such as a heartand arrow, the words Hello, or Adieu, and in fact, any variety of designof letters that has a pleasing effect. After the paper has been treated,the panel 8 is lowered so that the frame will then be in an uprightposition and proper ventilation will be afforded to the paper when thespark is ignited through the medium of the sparking implement Hi.Accordingly, as the spark is started at the mouth of the cannon and atthe point designated by the reference character C in Figs. 2 and 4, adirect line of fire will be effected from the mouth of the cannon to anairplane B that is to be destroyed by the firing of the chemical, andthereafter the said paper will assume the appearance shown in Fig. 4with the realistic burning of the airplane and the falling of thedestroyed airplane toward the bottom of the paper.

If desired, a number of papers can be chemically treated before beingplaced on the frame. When the prior treatment of the papers has beenmade, the same can be readily placed on the frame and the panel can belowered to its frame supporting position, as disclosed in Fig. 3.

formed therein, a sheet of paper treated with a combustible material andpositiorted adjacent said frame, means simulating a cannon formed on oneend of said frame and bearing against one face of said sheet, and aclosure member arranged on the rear side of said frame and adapted tobear against the opposite face of the sheet to hold the same in saidframe.

2. A device of the character described comprising an apertured frame, astrip of paper treated with a combustible material and bearing adesignated design, and an object simulating a cannon positioned adjacentone end of said frame to hold said paper against said frame, the mouthof the cannon pointing toward the design of said paper.

3. A device of the class described including a recessed base and framecarried thereby, a sheet of paper treated with a combustible materialand positioned adjacent said frame and having various objects formedthereon and a chemically treated path leading to the objects, wherebywhen one end of the path is ignited said path leading to the object andthe said object will be burned from the material to create fantasticfigures in the material, and an object simulating a cannon positioned inthe recessed base and adapted to retain the said paper in a fixedposition relative to the apertured frame, said cannon having its mouthencompassing the lower end of the chemically treated path.

SAMUEL HANSEN.

